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_giorgio_··on Yann LeCun to depart Meta and launch AI startup focused on 'world models'
Do you really think that people understand the value of PyTorch?

They master PyTorch, yet they fail to deliver value to investors.

They're probably the only company which hasn't monetized its models. They suck so much that they don't even bother to serve them to you and to make you pay for them.

These companies for example are earning money in return for their investment:

MSFT (through openai)

AMZN (through anthropic)

X (through grok)

GOOGL (gemini etc)

they all have a paid model

META has no paid model, that is SAD.

_giorgio_··on A new Google model is nearly perfect on automated handwriting recognition
I missed the point, please point me to it
_giorgio_··on A new Google model is nearly perfect on automated handwriting recognition
It was an embarrassing read. I should ask an llm to read it since he probably wrote it the same way.
_giorgio_··on A new Google model is nearly perfect on automated handwriting recognition
I find Gemini 2.5 pro, not flash, way better than the chatGPT models. I didn't remember testing o3 though. Maybe it's o3 pro and it's one of the old costly and thinking models?
_giorgio_··on A new Google model is nearly perfect on automated handwriting recognition
Gemini 2.5 PRO is already incredibly good in handwritten recognition. It makes maybe one small mistake every 3 pages.

It has completely changed the way I work, and it allows me to write math and text and then convert it with the Gemini app (or with a scanned PDF in the browser). You should really try it.

_giorgio_··on Yann LeCun to depart Meta and launch AI startup focused on 'world models'
3.5
_giorgio_··on Yann LeCun to depart Meta and launch AI startup focused on 'world models'
LLAMA sucks, that's the problem. Do you see value in it?

Pytorch, used by everyone, yet no real value to stockholders, META even "fired" the creator of pytorch days ago.

SAM is great, what value does it bring to META business? Nobody knows about it. Great tool BTW.

JEPA is a failure (will it get better? I hope so.)

Did you read my list?

_giorgio_··on Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement
LaTeX is a wonderful tool.

The only real complication comes from the multiple packages (a novice doesn't know what are the standards), and from the big installation, it's really frustrating, it is something from 40 years ago.

I use http://www.overleaf.com, which works nicely, although the size of each tex is limited by the compile time.

_giorgio_··on Just let me select text
Firefox addon do enable text select and right click.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/absolute-enab...

_giorgio_··on Find SF parking cops
In interested in the hardware part. A microphone constantly listening. Not for the microphone, but for the IP protection, batteries etc
_giorgio_··on Is Fortran better than Python for teaching basics of numerical linear algebra?
This kind of professor must disappear.

They always want to teach the more elegant and divine method that, in reality, nobody uses.

I studied Pascal and Fortran when they could have taught me more widely used languages. Shame on them.

If Fortran is so useful and clear, just offer some lessons on it. Surely students will be enlightened and captivated by it.

_giorgio_··on Meta RayBan AR glasses shows Lumus waveguide structures in leaked video
Thanks for posting, your comment was informative and didn't contain hate and boring tropes.
_giorgio_··on OpenWrt: A Linux OS targeting embedded devices
Thanks a lot.

Can you please tell me if the router Luci-html-gui is available by default? I'd like to just point my browser to an 192... and configure it, thanks.

_giorgio_··on OpenWrt: A Linux OS targeting embedded devices
Is the router only available on AliExpress?

No EU vendor?

Apparently the firmware is shipped without the GUI (LUCI). And only 900 units have been sold in 10 months. Something fishy is going on.

https://www.reddit.com/r/openwrt/comments/1h0pkbw/openwrt_on...

_giorgio_··on Line scan camera image processing for train photography
How much does your camera cost?

And... are there cheaper options? ;-)

_giorgio_··on Show HN: PlutoPrint – Generate PDFs and PNGs from HTML with Python
Hi, have you tested it with google colab notebooks?

Printing those things is really difficult. All the time I get split cells (with some rows not printed) and every kind of problems (like broken word wrap etc).

_giorgio_··on Pixel 10 Phones
Modern phones weight the same as the old ones...

A couple of days ago, I walked 20.000 steps on a mountain trail, and I didn't notice a problem with my pixel 8a in my pants' pocket. Holding it is not a problem too.

_giorgio_··on Pixel 10 Phones
I have probably normal hands, and I feel that the pixel 8a is perfect, and that I could use a bigger one too.

You can choose the size of the keyboard, if this worries you.

_giorgio_··on Pixel 10 Phones
No, I simply noticed that all my very old pants (that I don't use anymore), have very small pockets, and that all the new pants have very big pockets. My opinion on small vs big screen is all based on that.
_giorgio_··on Gemma 3 270M re-implemented in pure PyTorch for local tinkering
Maybe also secrecy and privacy.
_giorgio_··on Gemma 3 270M re-implemented in pure PyTorch for local tinkering
what a legend
_giorgio_··on Pixel 10 Phones
Until I purchased a Pixel 8a, I thought the same thing.

I discovered that all the newer pant models that I purchased have bigger pockets, so that's not a problem anymore.

_giorgio_··on The beauty of a text only webpage
The symbols at the bottom of the page don't render correctly.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

_giorgio_··on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C
But subpar everything
_giorgio_··on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C
You can get a Rolex
_giorgio_··on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C
Xiaomi mi band's 10 battery lasts a week with all the functions enabled at the most expensive setting
_giorgio_··on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C
Xiaomi mi bands used to cost the same and were much better
_giorgio_··on Create personal illustrated storybooks in the Gemini app
Sorry for that, I'm logged in Google it that makes any difference. I have some paid plans but no Google ai plans.

Maybe it's different in different countries. I'm in Italy.

_giorgio_··on I gave the AI arms and legs then it rejected me
To close the source.

To drive the development.

To prioritize some bug fixes.

_giorgio_··on Create personal illustrated storybooks in the Gemini app
https://gemini.google.com/gem/storybook
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